Ex/ML12E/65/2012(Old)

B ACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, 2012

( 1st Year, 2nd Semester, Old )

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Time : Three hours Full Marks : 100

( 50 marks for each part )

Use a separate Answer-script for each part.

PART - I

Answer Question No. 1 and Two from the rest.

1. a) Regulation of an alternator depends on type of loading and

sometimes it is negative. Explain with phasor diagram.

b) An alternator is driven by a d.c. shunt motor if a resistance

is put in series with the shunt motor what will be the effect
on the alternator.

c) How the induced e.m.f of an alternator depends on pitch

factor and distribution factor — Deduce it.

d) Explain how the active load on an alternator can be varied.

What is the effect if excitation is varied? Draw the phasor
diagram.

e) Deduce the relation of Power Developed and show that it is

a sine half wave with the power angle δ.

f) A three phase synchronous motor is not having no staring

torque. How do you propose it to be self starting?
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2. a) A three phase ∆ connected alternator is rated at 1600 KVA
11000 volt. The effective resistance and reactance between
the lines of the armature are as measured are 2·4 ohm and 40
ohm respectively. Calculate the regulation for a load of 1000
kW at a p.f. of 0·8 lagging.
b) Derive the expression for electromagnetic power in a
cylindrical wound synchronous machine and show that it
approximately follows a circle diagram.
3. a) What do you understand by polarity in case of A.C.?
One alternator is to be started up and put to grid. What are
the conditions to be fulfilled before we put up to grid?
b) The synchronous alternator have induced e.m.f of 1000 volt
per phase. The phase synchronous impedances are
ZS1 = ( 0·15 + j3) Ω , ZS2 = ( 0·25 + j4 ) Ω . They supply a load
impedance of ( 2 + j10) Ω per phase. Find the terminal
voltage and current and no load circulating current for a
phase divergence of 10o (Electrical).
4. a) Six tram cars running equally spaced along a single track as
in sketched, each returns 50A into the rails. What must be
the total resistance of the rails in order to keep the voltage
drop within the statutory limit of 7 volt, assuming all the
current to be carried by the rails what power loss will there
be with this resistance?
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reads 500W. Calculate the line current, active power and
reactive power delivered to the load. Assume supply voltage
to be 110V at 50 Hz. 6
8. a) Deduce the relationship between phase and line quantities of
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star and delta connected balanced three phase system. 10
b) A 3-phase delta connected a.c. motor, when connected to a
3-phase 440V, 50 Hz system, is developing 30 kW at an
8 efficiency of 86% and a power factor of 0·83. Calculate the
line current and phase current. 6
9. a) Explain why the rotor of the three phase induction motor
6 can never attain synchronous speed. 8
b) Derive the relation between frequency of stator and rotor
currents for a 3-phase induction motor. 4
c) The voltage applied to the stator of a 3-phase induction
motor has a frequency of 50 Hz. The frequency of the emf
induced in the rotor is 2 Hz. What is the slip and at what
10 speed is the motor running? 4
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b) A 40 KVA, 3000/240V, 50 Hz 1-phase transformer has 600

turns on the primary. Determine :

i) The no. of turns on the secondary.

ii) The maximum flux in the core. b) A two wire distributor is loaded as shown. The two ends
being fed at 254 volt and 250 volt respectively. Find the
iii) The approximate values of primary and secondary
cross-section of the conductor for a minimum consumer’s
currents. 6
voltage of 240 volt. 8
6. a) Define voltage regulation of a transformer. Find the
condition under which maximum voltage regulation occurs.
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b) A 6600/440V, 1-phase transformer has an equivalent

resistance of 0·02 p.u. and an equivalent reactance of 0·05
p.u. Find the full-load voltage regulation of the transformer
PART - II
at 0·8 p.f. lag, if the primary voltage is 6600V. Find also the
secondary terminal voltage at full load. 8 Answer any three questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

7. a) Derive the expression for total active power input in a star
connected balanced three phase load, supplied from a Two marks are allotted for neatness.

balanced three phase supply by two wattmeter method. 5. a) Describe the open circuit test of a 1-phase transformer with
Draw the circuit diagram indicating the connections of the the help of a circuit diagram, showing the connections of
wattmeters. Mention the phase sequence. various meters used for this test. Draw the equivalent

Also find the expression for power factor of the load. 10 circuit. What is the value of applied voltage? What
information do we get from the readings of these meters?
b) One of the two wattmeters, connected to measure active
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and reactive powers in an inductive circuits, reads 1 KW
and the other, after reversal of the pressure coil terminals

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